Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-09
lsEECAiER DEAD.
His Funeral to Take Place on
Thursday.

Thursday.
New YORK, March S.-Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher died at $50 this morning
in the presence of most of the members
of his family. Those present were Col.
II. B. Beecher, ..his wife, his daughters,
Hattie and Daisy, and son, Henry Ward
Beecher, Miss Edith Beecher, W. c.
Beecher and wife. Rev. Samuel SEQ.
vile, Mrs. s. Scoville, eldest daughter
Of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; Miss
Scoville, who has just come from the
Pacific slope; Miss Bullard, Rev. T. B.
Halliday and wife; Belle, the Scotch
nurse who has been with the family
many years, and who was the special
favorite of the deceased preacher; the
male nurse, Riordan;S. V. White, L. A.
Seacomb, one of the trustees of Ply
mouth Church, and Mayor J. X. Pond.
No Grape was hung on the door. Mr..
Beecher having always objected to the
nse of this and the gloom associated
with it in the presence of death. Instead
o magnificent wreath of flowers was
hung from the left side of the doorway
at the top of the stoop, composed of
white and red roses and lilies of the
valley and tied up with white satin.
News of Beecher's death spread very
quickly to all parts of the city. Brook
lyn may now be said to be the city of
mourning. Even those who did not
always concur with Beecher in his views
had no hesitation in expressing their
deep regret at his death. AS u mark
Of respect to his memory flags on all the
public buildings here were placed at
half.mast, and Mayor Whitney had the
city hall bell tolled. A committe ap.
pointed by the Plymouth Church officers
last Sunday to take charge of the funeral
made the necessary arrangements this
morning, and in Difference to deceased's
wishes, a wreath of flowers was hung on
the door-bell instead of the customary
Grape drapery. The funeral will take
place on Thursday, with services at the
church at IL 80 o'clock. DIR. c. III. Hall
will deliver the funeral oration.
Among the kilograms forwarded to the
family of the deceased was the follow
ing:
WASHINGTON, D. G., March Sth.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beccher.:
Accept my heartfelt sym pathy in this,
your bereavement, with the hope that
comfort may be vouchsafed from the
Heavenly source you know SO well.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
In the sitting.room in the back part Of
the house, where the great preacherspent
many hours of his lie, Major Pond this
evening was busy engaged in answering
many kilograms that were received by
Mrs. Beecher. A large number of
people called at the house during the
evening and left their cards, with kind
words of coincidence. Pall.bearers have
not yet been selected and will not be
known until the funeral. Members of
the family were gathered in the front
parlor tonight and received their friends
until 7 o'clock, when the house was
closed for the night. Mrs. Beecher
braced up wonderfully under her heavy
affiiction. She is calm and composed.
LONDON, March S.-The Daily NetDs,
commenting upon the death of Bsecher,
says: "He leaves no system, either OF
theology or Of church government. His
influence, except as personal recoliec.
tion. ends with his life. He was for the
Americans great expositor Of his time.
Hewas a great preacher and did nothing
but preach.
LONDON, March S.-The Telegraph
says: mo platform orator in America
put more intensity Of heart into his dis.
courses than the man whose clarion
voice rang every Sunday in Plymouth
Church. With all his faults, and they
were many, it is doubtful if America
will ever produce another Beecher."